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• Rogers and El-Sayed trade attacks in combative first Michigan Senate debate

  09-10-2026 05:19 via article.wn.com
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The first debate in Michigan’s closely watched U.S. Senate race turned combative Thursday as Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed repeatedly traded personal attacks, talked over each other and even continued arguing during a commercial break. The contentious hourlong grudge match followed weeks of the two candidates sparring online and in advertisements that have flooded the state in the highly competitive campaign for an open Senate seat. &ld
  
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• Zelenskyy Says Russia Strikes Energy Facilities Despite Trump Claim Of Energy Ceasefire

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  “We support it, but I have not heard approval of this proposal from the Russian side,” the Ukrainian president said. ......
  
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• Watch: Thieves in nighties arrive by ambulance, rob ATM in India

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Three masked men wearing women’s nightwear allegedly arrived in an ambulance and broke into an ATM in India’s Telangana state, in a bizarre theft captured on CCTV.The robbery took place at a State Bank of India ATM in...
  
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• Visa scandal: Signed letters, money admissions put Kofi Adams and Ampofo Ankrah under scrutiny – Hadzide

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Former Deputy Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide says signed letters and admissions of payment provide grounds for the NPP’s criticism of Sports Minister Kofi Adams and the suspended National Sports Authority boss, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Monday, he said the party’s position on the 2026 World Cup visa controversy was grounded in evidence. “You are having people confessing that they paid money.” According to Mr Hadzide, the correspondence
  
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• Visa scandal: Pius Hadzide questions NSA secretariat and appointment outside authority’s structure

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Former Deputy Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide has questioned the establishment of a secretariat at the National Sports Authority (NSA). He also challenged an appointment he says falls outside the authority’s organisational structure. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, October 12, he demanded clarity on who is responsible for the 2026 World Cup visa controversy. “But we must be clear as to who was...
  
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• US-Iran war: Yemen says 950 Houthis killed; Iran denies RAF Fairford plot, IRGC warns foreign powers off Strait of Hormuz

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
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• ‘Unprecedented’ cyberattack hits refrigeration of French supermarkets, stores forced to discard ‘spoiled’ fresh products

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• Trump says Putin ‘wants to make a deal more than Zelenskyy’ as Ukraine accuses Russia ...

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• Trump says Houthis 'misbehaving very badly' amid attacks on Saudi Arabia

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump condemned the Houthi rebels for their recent...
  
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• Trump on Russia-Ukraine energy truce: ‘There have been violations on both sides’

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump commented on reports of violations regarding the proposed...
  
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• Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  In light of ongoing legal questions, US President Donald Trump...
  
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• Terrorism should be considered crimes against humanity: India at UN

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  United Nations: A new pact for international action on punishing crimes against humanity should cover terrorism, according to India. “Crimes and atrocities perpetrated by terrorists, where they meet the requisite threshold, should be appropriately reflected within the framework of crimes against humanity”, R Mythili, a counsellor at India’s UN Mission, said on Monday. She was speaking at a meeting of the...
  
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• Super El Nino set to make 2026 record hottest year

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS: An intensifying El Nino pattern set an all-time temperature high in a key Pacific zone in September and could help make this year the hottest globally on record, the director of the EU’s climate monitor said on Monday. Global forecasters have been warning for months that this El Nino would likely become the strongest ever observed and the latest record has tumbled even before the episode’s expected peak later this year. The warming phase of a...
  
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• Skies Over Saudi Capital Empty After Deadly Houthi Airport Strikes

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  The skies over Riyadh were virtually empty on Monday as authorities extended the suspension of operations at the city’s international airport after deadly weekend attacks by Houthis. ......
  
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• Riyadh vows ‘serious’ response amid Houthi escalation

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  • Saudi minister says ‘energy security can’t be taken for granted’ • Yemeni rebels warn of ‘swift, painful response’ if US joins war • Iran ‘deeply concerned’, offers to help broker talks • Riyadh airport to remain shut RIYADH: Saudi Arabia vowed a “serious” response after Houthi strikes turned Riyadh’s international airport into a target, killing 18 people in under a week and leaving the world’s biggest oil ex
  
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• Riyadh Airport Attack: Saudi Leaders Assure Full Recovery for Injured Victims

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Hundreds of people injured in the attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport are receiving medical care at hospitals across the Saudi capital, with health teams monitoring their conditions and providing the treatment they need.Saudi officials, including the Riyadh governor, deputy governor and health minister, have visited the injured to...
  
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• “Putin wants to make a deal more than Zelenskyy,” claims Trump as Ukraine alleges energy ceasefire violation

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said that Russian...
  
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• Pakistan urges Taliban to curb cross-border militant attacks

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Islamabad Pakistan urged Afghanistan’s Taliban government Monday, October 12, to stop militants from using Afghan territory to launch attacks inside Pakistan, renewing a warning that the same armed groups could eventually threaten the Taliban’s own rule. Tensions between the neighbours have escalated amid repeated border clashes and Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, deepening a longstanding dispute over militant activity. The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan said in September
  
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• One person dead, several injured in roller-coaster accident near Atlanta

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  One person has died and several others were injured in an incident involving a Six Flags roller-coaster on Monday afternoon in Georgia, according to police. ......
  
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• NATO general sets out tough military response to any 'foolish' Russian attack

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS/WARSAW--NATO's top commander warned Russia on Monday that his forces would destroy "anything and everything" involved in any attack if Moscow was "foolish enough" to launch an assault on alliance territory. Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum, US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich stressed NATO was a defensive alliance. But he outlined a three-pronged approach of blocking, blunting and breaking enemy forces to make...
  
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• Mamdani orders review of NYPD force policies amid calls for change

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  New York: Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday, October 12, ordered the New York Police Department to conduct a sweeping review of how officers use force against civilians, moving to address growing discord among progressives who want the democratic socialist to exert stronger control over the nation’s largest police department. In a news release, Mamdani announced a slate of additional police oversight measures that include increased funding for the Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD
  
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• Japan finance minister named as next chair of World Bank-IMF joint development committee

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Satsuki Katayama has been appointed as the next chair of the...
  
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• International transfer boarding pass rules amended after IGI airport lapse

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
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• International Day of the Girl Child: Makinde Pledges Free Education, Healthcare

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Nigeria | 3 seconds ago Chuks Okocha in Abuja A Seyi Makinde-led administration would prioritise free education, vocational training, adolescent healthcare and stronger enforcement of child-protection laws to reduce child marriage and keep more Nigerian girls in school, the Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation has said. The campaign organisation said the proposed measures would also include legal aid for vulnerable girls, protection for survivors of abuse and community sensitisation
  
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• India, US expand cooperation across sectors: US envoy Gore

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Kolkata: India and America are expanding cooperation across sectors, including defence, IT and healthcare, with investments and joint initiatives creating significant opportunities for both countries, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Monday, October 12. Speaking at a programme here to mark 250 years of America’s Independence, Gor highlighted the growing partnership between the two countries, citing recent military exercises, defence cooperation...
  
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• IMF slashes Middle East growth outlook due to war disruptions

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  IMF slashes Middle East growth outlook due to war disruptions ......
  
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• IMF says AI investment propping up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  The International Monetary Fund forecasts a global GDP growth...
  
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• IMF edges up 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1% but warns economy is ‘vulnerable to ...

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  The International Monetary Fund has updated its global growth forecast...
  
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• HT interview: ‘Can’t do much nowadays without a little pushback,’ says Montana guv Greg Gianforte ...

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  In a wide-ranging...
  
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• Etihad cancels flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah over 'regional disruption'

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  More travel disruptions Qatar Airways temporarily suspended flights to and from Riyadh and Dammam in Saudi Arabia due to the "current situation".Abu...
  
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